Table 1.
Characteristics at baseline.
| Total |
50-64 at Baseline (2006) |
65 and older at Baseline (2006) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristics | (N = 7112) | (N = 4403) | (N = 2709) | |||
| Age, mean (SD) | 68.1 | 10.0 | 74.3 | 7.1 | 57.9 | 4.0 |
| CESD, mean (SD) | 1.42 | 1.94 | 1.40 | 1.89 | 1.45 | 2.01 |
| SRH, mean (SD) | 3.21 | 1.09 | 3.12 | 1.07 | 3.35 | 1.11 |
| Incomea, mean (SD) | $ 66.2 | $ 201.9 | $ 53.0 | $ 132.1 | $ 87.9 | $ 279.0 |
| Incomea, median [IQR] | $ 39.4 | [20.5, 74.6] | $ 32.5 | [18.0, 57.1] | $ 58.0 | [29.7, 101.9] |
| Wealtha, mean (SD) | $ 443.0 | $ 1083.7 | $ 462.8 | $ 1112.6 | $ 410.9 | $ 1034.5 |
| Wealtha, median [IQR] | $ 192.2 | [57.6, 446.0] | $ 203.0 | [64.5, 475.2] | $ 172.0 | [45.0, 413.5] |
| Non-housing Wa, mean (SD) | $ 340.8 | $ 1034.3 | $ 352.9 | $ 1043.2 | $ 321.3 | $ 1019.4 |
| Non-housing Wa, median [IQR] | $ 77.0 | [10.0, 303.0] | $ 82.6 | [10.0, 309] | $ 70.0 | [10.0, 289.0] |
| Male, n % | 2934 | 41% | 1866 | 42% | 1068 | 39% |
| Race, n % | ||||||
| White | 5936 | 83% | 3768 | 86% | 2168 | 80% |
| Black/African American | 896 | 13% | 519 | 12% | 377 | 14% |
| Other | 280 | 4% | 116 | 3% | 164 | 6% |
| Education, n % | ||||||
| Less than HS | 1283 | 18% | 961 | 22% | 322 | 12% |
| HS or GED | 3945 | 55% | 2464 | 56% | 1481 | 55% |
| Greater than HS | 1884 | 26% | 978 | 22% | 906 | 33% |
| Marriage Status, n % | ||||||
| Married/Living as | 4602 | 65% | 2671 | 61% | 1931 | 71% |
| Not Married | 2510 | 35% | 1732 | 39% | 778 | 29% |
| Health Insuranceb, n % | ||||||
| Medicare Coverage, n % | 4530 | 64% | 4275 | 97% | 255 | 9% |
| Medicaid Coverage, n % | 419 | 6% | 284 | 6% | 135 | 5% |
| Private Plan Coverage, n % | 4621 | 65% | 2537 | 58% | 2084 | 77% |
| Some Confirmed Coverage, n % | 6706 | 94% | 4367 | 99% | 2339 | 86% |
| Working Status, n % | ||||||
| Work for pay | 2554 | 36% | 817 | 19% | 1737 | 64% |
| Not Working for pay | 4557 | 64% | 3585 | 81% | 972 | 36% |
| Chronic Conditions, ever | ||||||
| High Blood Pressure | 3906 | 55% | 2680 | 61% | 1226 | 45% |
| Heart problems | 1639 | 23% | 1271 | 29% | 368 | 14% |
| Stroke | 498 | 7% | 392 | 9% | 106 | 4% |
| Arthritis | 4141 | 58% | 2895 | 66% | 1246 | 46% |
| Cancer | 1055 | 15% | 844 | 19% | 211 | 8% |
| Lung Disease | 643 | 9% | 456 | 10% | 187 | 7% |
| Psych | 988 | 14% | 518 | 12% | 470 | 17% |
| Medication Rationing, n % | 661 | 9% | 339 | 8% | 322 | 12% |
| Difficulty paying bills, mean (SD) | 1.99 | 1.00 | 1.87 | 0.95 | 2.19 | 1.03 |
| Not at all, n% | 2768 | 39% | 1965 | 45% | 803 | 30% |
| Not very, n% | 2287 | 32% | 1366 | 31% | 921 | 34% |
| Somewhat, n% | 1540 | 22% | 823 | 19% | 717 | 26% |
| Very, n% | 384 | 5% | 194 | 4% | 190 | 7% |
| Completely Difficult, n% | 133 | 2% | 55 | 1% | 78 | 3% |
a
In Thousands of Dollars.
b
Not mutually exclusive.